362 Report 8.A.A. Advancement of Science. 



(1) G. Bertin's paper on "The Bushmen and their Language," read 

 before the Royal Asiatic Society, (2) by the studj' of the equatorial 

 pygmies, (3) by palteontulogy, and by (4) anthroj^ometrical examina- 

 tion, inquiry otherwise into their language and folklore has been in a 

 state of suspended animation, now broken, we hope, by the mantle of 

 Dr. Bleek descending on his offspring, who will bring the energy of 

 youth to her task.* 



It only remains to apologise for the many imperfections and 

 defects of this address, which ai-e doubtless owing almost entirely to the 

 incompetency of the writer, but also to some extent to his enforced 

 distance from a well-equipped library of reference. 



* AVe are glad to see in a publisher's notice that a work on the Bushman 

 race by Miss Lucy Lloyd, edited by Dr. Theal, will shortly appear. 



